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Evolution of human speech communication: an experimental study of speech precursors found in primates

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H03503
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 90030:Cognitive science-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Koda Hiroki  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 特定准教授 (70418763)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 西村 剛  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 准教授 (80452308)
足立 幾磨  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 准教授 (80543214)
森田 尭  大阪大学, 産業科学研究所, 助教 (10837587)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Keywords発話進化 / 言語進化 / 発声運動 / 随意運動 / 身体動作 / 発声制御 / 霊長類 / コミュニケーション / 発話 / 進化 / 身体運動 / 呼吸 / 発声 / 発声訓練 / 運動可視化 / 認知相互作用 / 発声進化 / 発話創発 / 呼吸運動 / 知覚運動相互作用
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Human language is a function of the human mind, and in order to investigate its evolution, it is necessary to examine the various biological characteristics that give rise to language. In this project, we set the evolution of speech as one of the biological components and investigated the characteristics of vocalizations of monkeys from psychological, physiological, and morphological viewpoints to examine the characteristics of vocalizations that were established prior to human speech. In particular, the central theme of the study was to train monkeys in vocal motor learning experiments and to investigate the characteristics of their vocal motor operations. The results of the analysis revealed that the vocal movement operations of monkeys were learned voluntarily, but that the body movements, especially the head movements, were always accompanied and preceded by the vocal movements.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

サルを対象にした発声操作の訓練は、訓練に大変手間がかかるため、世界でも取り組む研究者が少なかった。そのため、特に成獣個体での、発声操作中の身体動作との結合性の解析については、手付かずだった。論文成果は現在取りまとめしているが、初めて得られた知見も多く、ヒトのみが発話を獲得した経緯について、全身の身体動作の成熟とどのような関連があったかについての重要な報告となり、人類進化の議論に大きな貢献をもたらすと考えられる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ウィーン大学(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ウィーン大学認知生物学部(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ウィーン大学認知生物学部(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Analyzing and visualizing morphological features using machine learning techniques and non‐big data: A case study of macaque mandibles2022

    • Author(s)
      Morita Takashi、Ito Tsuyoshi、Koda Hiroki、Wakamori Hikaru、Nishimura Takeshi
    • Journal Title

      American Journal of Biological Anthropology

      Volume: in press Issue: 1 Pages: 44-53

    • DOI

      10.1002/ajpa.24469

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Dominance status and copulatory vocalizations among male stump-tailed macaques in Thailand2020

    • Author(s)
      Aru Toyoda, Tamaki Maruhashi, Suchinda Malaivijitnond, Hiroki Koda
    • Journal Title

      Primates

      Volume: - Issue: 5 Pages: 685-694

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10329-020-00820-7

    • NAID

      40022344850

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] From hand to mouth: monkeys require greater effort in motor preparation for voluntary control of vocalization than for manual actions2018

    • Author(s)
      Koda Hiroki、Kunieda Takumi、Nishimura Takeshi
    • Journal Title

      Royal Society Open Science

      Volume: 5 Issue: 11 Pages: 180879-180879

    • DOI

      10.1098/rsos.180879

    • NAID

      120006546807

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] コミュニケーションのみらいのカタチ2021

    • Author(s)
      香田啓貴
    • Organizer
      第10回超異分野学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] サルの発声からヒトの発声に至る道筋2019

    • Author(s)
      香田啓貴
    • Organizer
      日本語用論学会第22回大会シンポジウム『音声・言語・こころ:ヒトのコミュニケーションの進化的起源をいかに捉えるか』
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 音源定位技術が切り開くサルの生態と会話における未解決問題2019

    • Author(s)
      香田啓貴
    • Organizer
      第 55 回 AI チャレンジ研究会特別講演
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Animal songs before emergences of hierarchical structures2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiroki Koda
    • Organizer
      Protolang 6
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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